Young Lives
- R Researcher
Description
Young Lives is a unique longitudinal study of poverty and inequality documenting the lives of 12,000 children in Ethiopia, India (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana), Peru and Vietnam since 2001. Through two decades of mixed methods research, Young Lives has generated unrivaled data and a rich body of knowledge on the causes and consequences of poverty and inequality in low - and middle income- countries.
The study aims are to;
- Build knowledge on how early childhood experiences impact later life outcomes, and the part played by intersecting inequalities such as wealth, gender, age, and ethnicity, and significant external shocks including the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change
- Inform national and international policies and programmes that improve the lives of disadvantaged children and young people, and that are central to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Our surveys will continue to examine the impact of the pandemic on unequal education and learning, with a strong focus on higher education and gendered transitions to the labour force.
Primary Functions
- Research - other
Secondary Functions
- Awareness Raising/Advocacy
- Research - policy analysis
Geographic Scope
- Global / regional
Areas of work Back to Top
Education topics addressed
Attainment
- Post-secondary
- Primary completion
- Primary enrollment
- Primary to secondary transition
- Secondary completion
- Secondary Enrollment
Other
- Early childhood development
- Transition from school to work
Other skills
- Vocational training
Quality
- School facilities
- School quality
- School violence
Skills
- Literacy
- Numeracy
Cross-cutting topics addressed
- Adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
- Climate change
- COVID-19 Response
- Early/child marriage
- Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
- Emergencies and protracted crises
- Food/water security
- Migration
- Nutrition
- Violence (at home, in relationships)
Funders and partners Back to Top
Current girls’ education funders
Locations and contact information Back to Top
Website
Headquarters location(s)
- Oxford, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Office location(s)
- Ethiopia
- India
- Peru
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Viet Nam
Contacts
- Biruh Aynekullu
- tbiruh@gmail.com
- Young Lives
Locations of current girls’ education work
Map showing countries (listed below) where the organization is involved with girls' education programs
- Ethiopia
- India
- Peru
- Viet Nam